Horse-detacher.



I-Ii J. WILLIAMSON.

HORSE DETAGHER. APPLI-UA'TION FILED Auml/1*, 1909.

944,302, Patenteane.zs,l19o9.

Wikis mozo --T! HARRY J'. WILLIAMSON, OF MAPLETOWN, PENNSYLVANIA.

I'IORSE-DEIACI-IER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 28, 1909.

Application filed. August 14, 1909. Serial No. 512,911.

fractions horses can be quickly released, to

diraient a vehicle and the occupants thereof from being injured.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and inexpensivedevice that can be applied to various kinds of vehicles, the devicebeing applied to the front axle of a vehicle to detachably hold a pairof shafts or tongue in engagement therewith.

Another object of this invention is to ac complish the above results bya strong and durable device that can be easily and quickly operated fromthe dashboard or drivers seat of the vehicle. y

I attain the above objects by a device that will be hereinafterdescribed in detail and then claimed, and while there is illustrated thepreferred embodiments of my invention, it must be understood that thestructural elements thereof can be varied or changed, as to shape, sizeand manner of assemblage without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

In the drawing :#Figure 1 is a vehicle equipped with my device, Fig. 2is an enlarged elevation of the forward axle of the vehicle showing thedevice applied thereto, Fig. 3 is a side elevation of a clevis formingpart of the device, Eig. 4 is a vertical sectional view of the same,Fig. 5 is a plan, and,

plan of a Fig. 6 is a vertical sectional view of a modified form ofclevis.

To put my invention int-.o practice, I provide the forward axle 1 of avehicle with emergency' shaft couplings, each coupling consisting of aclevis having a hinge member adapted to be detachably connected to thebody of the clevis. Each clevis comprises a bottom plate 2 havingdepending side flanges 3, the rear end of said f'langes extending betheplate 2 and having openings 4:. Conthe plate 2 is yond the rear end oflongitudinally alining nected to the forward end of the apertured lug 5of an upright 6, said upright having the sides thereof provided withforwardly extending apertured arms 7, between which the ends of a pairof shafts 8 are mounted. The apertured lug 5 is held in engagement withthe forward end of the plate 2 by the bolt end 9 of a bracket 10, a nut11 being associated with the bolt end 9 to retain the bracket 10 inposition. The bracket 10 overhangs the upright 6 and hinged to the upperend of said bracket, as at 12, the lower end thereof bent to provide asleeve or barrel I4 adapted to fit between the rear ends of the flanges3 and aline with the openings 4i of said flanges.

The plate 2 is adapted to engage the under side of the axle 1, theupright 6 the front side thereof, and the member 13 the rear sidethereof, whereby the shaft 1 will be completely surrounded by theclevis.

Adapted to extend through the openings 4 of the iianges 3 and the sleeveor barrel 14 is a pin 15, said pin being connected by a loosely mountedlink 16 to a vertical disk 17 fixedly mounted upon a shaft 18, journaledin the axle i1. The disk 17 is located to one side of the fifth wheel 19of the vehicle, and in consequence of such an arrangement, the clevisupon the opposite side of the fifth wheel from the disk 17 is providedwith'a longer link Q0. The forward end of the shaft 18 is provided withan upwardly extending lever 21 adapted to extend into proximity to thedashboard 22 of the vehicle, and the links 16 and 20 are connected tothe disk I7 whereby when the disk 17 is moved through the medium of thelever 21, the pins 15 will be immediately withdrawn from the flanges 3to release the hinged members 13 and allow a horse attached to theshafts 8 to depart with said shafts and the clevises connected thereto.

In Fig. G of the drawings, trated a slight modification of the clevises,wherein the upright 6 and the bracket 10 are combined and formedintegral with the plate 2, while the flanges 3 are made similar, therebyreducing the weight of the clevis and saving material.

The disk 17 can be revolubly mounted upon the shaft 18 and the lever 21connected direct to said disk and bent forwardly and upwardly, therebydispensing with the n revoluble shaft 18.

is a member 13, said member having I have illus- 1 adapted to move saiddisk to It is thought that the operation and utility of the horsedetacher will be fully understood without further description.

I-Iaving now described my invention, what I claim as new is l. In ahorse detacher, the combination with the forward axle of a vehicle and apair of shafts adaptedto be attached to the same, of clevises carried bysaid axle and connecting with said shafts, each clevis comprising a baseplate, a bracket connected to said base plate, a hinged member carriedby said bracket, a pin for holding said hinged member and said baseplate in engagement with said axle, a revoluble disk carried by saidaxle and adapted to loosely connect with the pins of said clevises, anda lever move said pin and release said hinged members.

2. In a horse detacher, the combination ber connected to said bracketand adapted to extend between the flanges of said base plate, pinsadapted to hold said member between said flanges, and means carried bysaid axle and adapted to connect with said pins for drawing said pinsout of engagement with said hinged members, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

HARRY J. VILLIAMSON. IVitnesses:

GRANT R. ItIoUsAKER, J. `WM. RAMSAY.

